The two angles backing the 55-2 through 59 battery trays are flat
and are bolted into the firewall with four 1/2" bolts. I saw a 57
tray in a 53 once, it was a farm modification but looked like it
belonged there. It wass in pretty much the same position as the
TF trucks.
There are two tray styles, pre 58 and a more modern 58 and 59. The
newer version is better. The older version needs a metal frame that
goes around the top of the battery, including next to the + terminal,
and looks like a short waiting to happen if a battery cable or terminal
goes astray. The newer version is similar to more modern ones, running
the hold down clamp across the top of the battery and looks a lot
safer.
I think chromed versions are available from the after market outfits.
Bruce K
57 3200
MN
At Tuesday, 22 January 2002, you wrote:
>Has anyone put the battery on the firewall on a AD? I would appreciate
>hearing from anyone who has done this and any tips they might have
such as
>what tray you used, re-enforcing of the firewall etc.
>
>I was thinking of used a polished stainless one for a '58 but I
cannot tell
>from the pictures in the catalog if the mounting side is flat so
that the
>mounting points are all in plane with each other(my firewall has been
>slicked) or if there or any offsets for the stock '58 firewall.
>
>Thanks in advance......
>
>Greg
>'48 Hot Rod in Progress
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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